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jay gray is in gibson, louisiana with the latest. >> reporter: after a round of tests on the floor of the gulf admiral thad allen says work isn't quite finished yet. >> we're trying to assess the options we have. >> reporter: engineers say the static kill worked so kel that the mud and cement likely went down into the reservoir below the floor of the gulf and up through the area between the pipe and casing called the anulyst. as much as a thousand barrels are trapped. there is concern it could force it out and into the gulf. this morning engineers are still looking for a fix. >> we could even put another blow-out preventer on because we've sealed the well at this point. that would take a longer period of time so. we're walking through the risks and the time associated with that, we have weather out there. it's the same southwest circumstances we dealt with almost every step. >> reporter: louisiana governor wants to make sure they understand it's not the last step in the recovery. >> the progress they made with the well is good news for our state but this is a marathon, the fight is no
jay gray is in gibson, louisiana with the latest. >> reporter: after a round of tests on the floor of the gulf admiral thad allen says work isn't quite finished yet. >> we're trying to assess the options we have. >> reporter: engineers say the static kill worked so kel that the mud and cement likely went down into the reservoir below the floor of the gulf and up through the area between the pipe and casing called the anulyst. as much as a thousand barrels are trapped. there is...
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jay gray has more from lafitte, louisiana. >> the first family, and president, spending his weekend as pitch man for the region, still dealing with the effects of the oil spill. >> the governor and the mayors and others invited us down to enjoy the beach and the water. to let our fellow americans know that they should come on down here. >> it is a message that echos here in south louisiana, where fishing waters have reopened, but commercial fishermen, shrimpers and charter captains are still struggling to convince many that their catch is clean. with no customers, charter captain james wilson is fishing for himself these days. >> we went out and caught about 20 reds and kept five, just for dinner. >> he says conditions on the water right now are just about perfect. >> our water is nice and pretty and clean. the beaches at grand isle is beautiful. the fish are healthy. and they're practically jumping in the boat, because there snow no fishing pressure right now. >> pressure is still a concern at the leak site. admiral thad allen has issued an order requiring more pressure testing determ
jay gray has more from lafitte, louisiana. >> the first family, and president, spending his weekend as pitch man for the region, still dealing with the effects of the oil spill. >> the governor and the mayors and others invited us down to enjoy the beach and the water. to let our fellow americans know that they should come on down here. >> it is a message that echos here in south louisiana, where fishing waters have reopened, but commercial fishermen, shrimpers and charter...
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. >>> the spill triggered changes at the 63rd annual blessing of the fleet in louisiana. organizers cancelled the boat parade and festival, but the event still took place in st. bernard parish. a catholic priest blessed all the vessels. >>> paper receipts. most of us touch them daily at the grocery store, the mall, even when you get your morning cup of coffee. now new tests from a national environmental group show those paper receipts contain high levels of bpa. it's a chemical that has been linked to cancer and other health problems. >> the environmental working group looked at 36 receipts from major retailers. it found that 40% of the time, the papers contained high levels of bpa. in some cases, up to 12 times the exposure limit set by the government. safeway receipts were the worth offenders, according to the test, but bpa was also found on receipts from mcdonald's, whole foods, walmart and the u.s. postal service. >> after daily exposure, can mimic hormones and cause problems. >> this man supports the efforts to ban bpa from food containers and baby products. he's hop
. >>> the spill triggered changes at the 63rd annual blessing of the fleet in louisiana. organizers cancelled the boat parade and festival, but the event still took place in st. bernard parish. a catholic priest blessed all the vessels. >>> paper receipts. most of us touch them daily at the grocery store, the mall, even when you get your morning cup of coffee. now new tests from a national environmental group show those paper receipts contain high levels of bpa. it's a...
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louisiana senator mary landrieu, and her brother, the newly elected mayor of new orleans, mitch landreau. then our interview with brad pitt whose make it right foundation has worked to rebuild homes in the lower ninth ward here. plus, our roundtable with actor wendell pierce. local radio host garland robinette, and his story in an author, doug brinkley. all this morning on "meet the press." >> that is at 8:00 this morning. then at 9:00, "press here." net neutrality, a term you should become familiar with if you plan on doing anything from watching youtube to checking your e-mail. one side of the debate says that all of the data on the internet should be treated equally. video and e-mails should all go through the same pipes at the same speed. and those people want new rules to make sure that happens. carley fiorina is against that idea and told the blog politico that new rules protecting data would be government entrepreneur feerns. google recently proposed that it should be allowed to pay for preferential treatment objen wireless internet networks, the kind that go to your phones. which
louisiana senator mary landrieu, and her brother, the newly elected mayor of new orleans, mitch landreau. then our interview with brad pitt whose make it right foundation has worked to rebuild homes in the lower ninth ward here. plus, our roundtable with actor wendell pierce. local radio host garland robinette, and his story in an author, doug brinkley. all this morning on "meet the press." >> that is at 8:00 this morning. then at 9:00, "press here." net neutrality, a...